What your hacked account is worth on the Dark Web
The trade in stolen passwords is so lucrative that there are sites that sell nothing else. Continue reading What your hacked account is worth on the Dark Web
Author Archives: Mark Stockley
Sysadmin’s foolproof guide to fixing any computer problem
Sysadmins, your job is basically impossible so we’ve put our heads together and created a guide to fixing any computer problem. Period. Continue reading Sysadmin’s foolproof guide to fixing any computer problem
Chrome bug gives pirates a way to steal streaming movies
Google has 90 days from 24 May before details of the bug are made public Continue reading Chrome bug gives pirates a way to steal streaming movies
BadTunnel: a vulnerability all Windows users need to patch
The vulnerability could give attackers a way to set up man-in-the-middle attacks against victims by getting them to click on a link, open a Microsoft Office document or plug in a USB stick. Continue reading BadTunnel: a vulnerability all Windows users need to patch
Critical Flash vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Adobe is promising a patch “as early as June 16” for a critical Flash vulnerability that’s being exploited in-the-wild. Continue reading Critical Flash vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
The web attacks that refuse to die
SQL injection and XSS attacks should have disappeared long ago. They didn’t. Continue reading The web attacks that refuse to die
Facebook now tracking and showing ads to people who don’t use Facebook
Ever since it launched the Like button in early 2009 Facebook has been tracking the sites its users visit. Continue reading Facebook now tracking and showing ads to people who don’t use Facebook
Why you can’t trust things you copy and paste from web pages
Just when you thought it was safe to delve into your clipboard. Continue reading Why you can’t trust things you copy and paste from web pages
Want to keep your password safe? Give up chocolate…
If you want someone to tell you their password, offer them chocolate first Continue reading Want to keep your password safe? Give up chocolate…
Don’t do it! 5 ways to upgrade your passwords this #PasswordDay
Password Day is a day for “taking our passwords to the next level” so here are five traditions the crooks and password crackers really, really don’t want us to start. Continue reading Don’t do it! 5 ways to upgrade your passwords this #PasswordDay